The Labour Reform Commission formally submitted its report to Chief Adviser (CA) Muhammad Yunus today (21 April) at 12 PM at the State Guest House Jamuna, according to the CA’s Press Wing.
The 10-member commission was formed on 17 November 2024 by the interim government, with Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS), serving as its chair.
Other members of the commission include Dr Mahfuzul Haque, former Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Dr Jakir Hossain, Professor at the Institute of Bangladesh Studies, Rajshahi University; Tapan Dutta, President of the Chattogram Divisional Committee of the Bangladesh Trade Union Centre; Advocate AKM Nasim, former President of the Bangladesh Labour Court Bar Association; M Kamran T Rahman, former President of the Bangladesh Employers' Federation; Chowdhury Ashikul Alam, President of Bangladesh Trade Union Sangha; Shakil Akhter Chowdhury, General Secretary of the Bangladesh Labour Federation; Taslima Akhter, photographer and labour movement organiser; and one student representative.
